FULLNESS OF BLESSINGS

And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace – John 1: 16

Welcome to JUNE – our Month of the Fullness of BLESSINGS. In Christ, we have access to the FULLNESS of GOD’s BLESSINGS: “And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace” (Jh.1:16). Our heavenly Father has seen us through the first five months of the Year of Flourishing In God’s Fullness. In January, we meditated on the Fullness of God; in February on Flourishing in His Fullness; the Fullness of Mercy, Grace, and Favour were our portions in March; in April, we flowed in the Fullness of the Word, Spirit, and Life; while in May, we encountered the Fullness of Power, Miracles, and Wonders. This month, by faith we’re entering into diverse Realms of the Fullness of God’s Blessings. Fasten your Faith-belt as we launch forth by the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation!

John 1:16 reveals to us that there is “Fullness” in Christ. Today, we’ll meditate on some eternal dimensions of His Fullness.

There is a fullness of Deity in Christ, “For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell” (Col.1:19); and “for in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Col.2:9). In Him also is the fullness of perfect humanity, for it is in Him, bodily, that Godhead was revealed.

There is a fullness of atoning efficacy in His blood, for "the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1Jh.1:7b).

There is a fullness of justifying righteousness in His life, for “there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Rom.8:1).

There is a fullness of divine predominance in His plea, for “He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” (Heb.7:25). Oh, what eternal blessings we have in Christ!

There is a fullness of victory in His death, for through death He destroyed him that had the power of death: “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb.2:14).

There is a fullness of Power in His resurrection from the dead, for by it He has “begotten us again to a living hope” (1Pet.1:3). Paul had a passion for the fullness of the blessings that flow from the Resurrection Power: “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Phil.3:10).

There is a fullness of triumph in His ascension, for "when He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men” (Eph.4:8).

There is a fullness of the blessings of grace of every variety and form: a fullness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to sanctify, of grace to renew, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is His fullness at all times and in all situations; a fullness of comfort in affliction, a fullness of wisdom in temptations; and fullness of guidance in prosperity.

There is a fullness of every divine attribute – of love, of wisdom, of power; a fullness that it is impossible to bound or survey, much less to explore. Oh, what fullness this must this be of which all receive! His is the Fullness like an ever-flowing Stream, and yet the well springs up as free, as rich, as full as ever.

Beloved, in His glorious Fullness all our needs are supplied (Phil.4:19). Give generously and ask largely, and you will receive largely, for this “Fullness” is infinite, inexhaustible, and is treasured up where all the needy may reach it, even in Jesus, Emmanuel – God with us.